"To irrigate the land" means to provide water to plants or crops by artificial means, such as through the use of canals, pipes, or sprinklers, in order to help them grow and thrive. Full definition
The state government has formalised plans for Chinese group Shanghai Zhongfu to develop thousands of hectares of irrigated land in the Kimberley, more than a year after naming the company as its preferred proponent for the land. (businessnews.com.au)
Among the big three agricultural producers, this more - efficient technology is used on 1 - 3 percent of irrigated land in India and China and on roughly 4 percent in the United States. (treehugger.com)
In a country dependent on irrigated land for 70 percent of its grain, water shortages are fast becoming a security issue. (earthpolicy.org)